Eat a low glycemic diet and exercise regularly for long term health

I have found to lose weight I need to focus on what I am eating.  Exercise has not been that helpful in directly losing weight.  For unfit people my suggestion is you can improve your overall health by losing weight through managing what you eat. 

While low glycemic diets are generally only recommended for people with diabetes I believe they provide excellent eating principles for all of us. 

However you should not avoid exercise for ever.  Consider slowly increasing your activity levels.  You do want to exercise regularly as long term health is dependent on being moderately fit.  Putting my money where my mouth is you will note from my other blogs  I keep myself fit through regular and varied exercise.

The importance of exercise has been reinforced by a study that compared dieting with dieting and exercise.  While the weight loss was similar across both groups the group that exercised improved their blood pressure, cholesterol and insulin sensitivity more than the group that did not.

Reference: Enette Larson-Meyer, Ph.D., R.D., assistant professor, family and consumer science, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyo.; Walt Thompson, Ph.D., professor, kinesiology, Georgia State University, Atlanta; January 2010, Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise

Eat well and consider what exercise you would enjoy doing and how you can motivate yourself to undertake this exercise regularly.

Follow my guidance in Enjoy Losing Weight if you are over-weight. 

Regards, Keith